Duration:
5 Days (50 Hours)
AMMUNITION:
500 Rifle 500 (SIM/UTM)
PRICE:
$1200
Available Dates:
DESCRIPTION
As Officers are increasingly being relied on to handle today’s public safety challenges, they must know how to safely and rapidly gain entry to crisis sites. Inefficient entry techniques can delay lifesaving intervention and leave officers exposed in vulnerable moments. Ridgeline’s two day L Manual/Ballistic Breaching certification course provides proven techniques for gaining rapid entry into structures during critical incidents.
PREREQUISITE / NEXT COURSE:
Students must be ACTIVE Law Enforcement Officer, Military Personnel, or credentialed Government Contractor.
Subjects Covered:
- Manual/Mechanical
- Breach point analysis and selection
- Inward and outward opening doors
- Vehicle windows
- Residential windows
- Chains and locks
- Patrol Breach Kit: pry tools, modified sledge hammers, bolt cutters
- Chainsaw and Quickie Saw breaching
- Specialty items: rams, break and rake tools
- Surreptitious methods and improvised techniqes
- Ballistic
- When ballistic breaching is appropriate
- Breach point analysis and selection
- Knob & Lock defeat
- Hinge defeat
- Sliding glass doors
- Breaching shotgun set up
- Breaching round selection
- Lowlight considerations
- Failed breach procedures
- Integration of ballistic and manual breaching
Equipment List:
INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT:
- Patrol/Training/Tactical Uniform (Long Sleeve Recommended)
- Weather Appropriate Gear/Gloves
- Eye Protection
- Ear Protection
- Assault Pack for carrying all equipment
- Helmet (if issued)
- Body Armor/Plate Carrier
- Duty Belt (complete)
- Note Taking Material
BREACHING EQUIPMENT WILL
BE PROVIDED for the course
Officers are welcome to bring department issue items to use.
NICE TO HAVES:
- Knee Pads
- Sun Block
- Chapstick
- Insect Repellent
- Handwarmers
- Cooler with drinks
- Lunch/Snacks
- Camp Chair/Stool
